Just 9 days old! Bliss is a sweet addition to the Milking Devon herd. by Polly Festa, Livestock Manager It’s a girl! “Liz” of the...

by Matt Mattingly During the winter of 2010, the National Colonial Farm began to reexamine what is known in the living history world as...

Barnyard Blog by Polly Festa It’s a boy.  That’s right, Lynn of the National Colonial Farm and Meadow Brook Gabe are proud to announce...

The Accokeek Foundation was recognized last week by the Center for Nonprofit Advancement as a 2011 honorable mention recipient of the...

The following are the invited speakers to present on the panel during the next installment of the Food Justice Series held at Busboys and...

by Sally The haunted farm house--complete with frightening Jack-o-Lantern. Rocky and I have the best hog’s-eye view of our favorite event...

This Week’s Harvest Fennel Green Bell Peppers Garlic Lemongrass Cabbage Leeks Turnips (Hakurei) Radishes Arugula Mizuna Lettuce (Red...

This Week’s Harvest Garlic Dill Lettuce Kale Scallions Carrots Radishes By Courtney Buchholtz This is the weather we have been waiting...

This Week’s Harvest Basil Garlic Arugula Mizuna Scallions Fennel Lettuce Sweet Bell Peppers By Courtney Buchholtz Another week has passed...

As a feature of our blog, our livestock manager, Polly Festa will be providing updates from the barnyard once a month. This month, she...

Accokeek, MD–On October 9, 2011, the Accokeek Foundation honored Dr. Wilton C. Corkern, Jr., with its National Conservation Leadership...

This Week’s Harvest Fennel Frond Scallions Arugula or Mizuna Green Cabbage By Colette Buchholtz Each week, we seem to hem and haw over...

by Lorelei and Jujubee Hi, my name is Lorelei. I am 9 months old. In human years that’s like being 9 years old. I was the Best of Show...

DC Metro Area Food and Farming Leaders to Converge on Accokeek Farm Accokeek, MD –  The Greenhorns, a national grassroots nonprofit...

by Sally Well, I never. Cows on a road trip? That’s what happened here on the farm last week. Two of the Milking Devon heifers, Lorelei...

This Week’s Harvest Dill Cilantro Garlic Radishes Baby Leeks Arugula or Mizuna Butternut Squash By Courtney Buchholtz And so the sun...

This Week’s Harvest Garlic Onions Peppers Beans Radishes Tomatoes Fennel Fronds Winter Squash (Delicata and Acorn) By Courtney Buchholtz...

by Wilton Corkern On the way to work this morning I saw a single Osprey perched atop a dead tree trunk in the Accokeek Creek wetland. It...

This Week’s Harvest Beans (Dragon Tongue) Scallions Garlic Onions Cilantro Tomatoes Potatoes Squash (Delicata) As the fields begin to...

The heifers are ready to compete in the milking devon class at the Charles County Fair this week. Good luck ladies! At least we think so....